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Aug 14, 2020 · And yet for years, she has primarily been identified as a Black woman in the public eye, with her South Asian identity rarely mentioned in media coverage until fairly recently.
Aug 12, 2020 · CLAIM: Kamala Harris is not Black because she is of Indian and Jamaican descent. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris identifies as both Indian American and Black. The California senator’s mother was born in India and her father was born in Jamaica. The census category for Black or African ...
Aug 14, 2020 · The pair highlighted the historical significance of Harris being the first Black woman, and first person of Indian descent, to be nominated for national office by a major party in the United...
Jan 20, 2021 · She is not only the first female vice president but the first Black woman and Indian woman nominated for a major party’s national office.
Aug 24, 2020 · VERDICT. Partly false. While these headlines are true, the press, as well as Kamala Harris herself, have continually described her racial identity as Black, South Asian, Indian-American,...
Aug 13, 2020 · Black, Asian, American: Kamala Harris' identity, how it shaped her and what it means for voters. Advocates say that Harris’ multiracial background in an arena that's long been predominantly...
By Nadra Nittle. During her 2020 presidential campaign, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., found herself at the center of a controversy about which Americans can claim to be Black, or Black...
Jan 20, 2021 · That Harris identifies primarily as a Black woman reflects one common way people with mixed ancestry see themselves: They emphasize the part of their identity that best reflects their family and...
Nov 8, 2020 · She grew up engaged with her Indian heritage, joining her mother on visits to India, but Ms Harris has said that her mother adopted Oakland's black culture, immersing her two daughters - Kamala...
Jan 20, 2021 · Kamala Harris was sworn into office by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Kamala Harris has made history as the first female, first black and first Asian-American US vice-president.
